Micah Parrish Season 2022-23

Completed his Aztec career No. T-20 in 3-point field goal attempts (2023-24) on the programs single-season list. 

As a Senior (2023-24 Season)
SDSU Single Season Rankings: No. 20 in 3-point field attempts
NCAA Rankings: No. 292 in steals
Continental Tire Main Event All-Tournament Team… A starter in 36 of his 37 appearances… Averaged 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per appearance… Added 69 assists, 43 steals and 16 blocks in a total of 1,016:48 of court time… Shot 39.0 percent (121-of-310) from the field, 29.2 percent (47-of-161) from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent (56-of-76) from the line… Recorded his first double double as an Aztec with 15 points and 10 rebounds at UC San Diego (12/1)… Hit the game winning shot vs. UC Irvine (12/9)… Scored in double figures in 18 contests with a season-high 17 points vs. Cal State Fullerton (11/6)… Sank a career-high 121 field goals with 15 games of at least 4 field goals made, including a season-best six vs. Cal State Fullerton, at UC San Diego (12/1) and vs. Utah State (3/15) in the Mountain West Tournament… Equaled his career-high with 14 shot attempts vs. Boise State (3/8)… Hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 contests and matched his career-best with five vs. Cal State Fullerton… Launched a season-high nine 3-point attempts at UNLV (3/5) among 24 games in which he attempted at least four shots from the bonus distance… Attempted (7) and sank (6) season-bests in free throw attempts and makes vs. Saint Mary’s (11/17) at the Continental Tire Main Event… In 14 games he was perfect from the free throw line with a season-high 5-of-5 vs. Washington (11/19) in the championship game at the Continental Tire Main Event… Totaled multiple offensive rebounds in eight games, including a season-high five at UC San Diego… His nine boards at Nevada (2/9) equal a career-high is one game among 13 games with at least four defensive rebounds… Ten rebounds at US San Diego and at Nevada are highs for Parrish in an Aztec uniform and are among 18 games with a minimum of five rebounds in a game… Matched his career-best with four assists vs. Saint Mary’s, vs. Point Loma Nazarene (11/27), at Nevada, vs. New Mexico (2/16) and vs. Yale (3/24) at the NCAA Tournament… Finished with 24 games with multiple assists… Two blocks vs. Long Beach State (11/14), vs. Wyoming (1/23) and vs. Utah State (2/3) equal his career-best… In 12 games he recorded multiple steals, led by a pair of career-high matching four steals vs. Cal State Fullerton and at Grand Canyon (12/5)… Played double figure minutes in every game including 12 with 30 or more minutes, including a season-high 37:52 at Nevada.

As a Junior (2022-23 Season)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: No. 7 in wins
Appeared in 39 games, including a start vs. Occidental (12/2)… Averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game… Added 25 assists, 27 steals and 12 blocks in 837:11 of floor time… Shot 37.8 percent (93-of-246) from the field, 35.3 percent (49-of-139) from the bonus distance and 76.4 percent (55-of-72) from the line… His 39 appearances are a single-season high… Hit the game winning 3-pointer vs. UC Irvine (11/29) with two seconds remaining in a 72-69 victory… Scored in double figures in nine games (SDSU was 7-2 in those games), including a season-high 19 points vs. Kennesaw State (12/12)… In four games in which he scored at least 15 points the Aztecs were 4-0… Established a new career-high with eight field goals vs. Kennesaw State among nine games in which he knocked down at least four field goals and 23 games with multiple shots made… Made a season-best four 3-pointers vs. Occidental  among 16 games in which he sank multiple 3-pointers… Shot 40.0 percent or better from the bonus distance in 19 contests… Made 75.0 percent of his free throws in 16 of the 25 games in which he went to the line…Pulled down four or more rebounds in 21 games (SDSU was 19-2 in those games), with a single-game high eight board vs. 1-seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament (3/24)… In nine contests (SDSU was 8-1 in those games) totaled multiple offensive rebounds, including single-game bests of three at Colorado State (1/18), at Utah State and vs. San Jose State in the semifinal of the Mountain West Tournament (3/10)… Produced a season-best three steals vs. Brigham Young (11/11) and at Colorado State among five games with multiple thefts (SDSU was 5-0 in those games)… Equaled a career-best two blocks vs. UC San Diego (12/20), vs. Wyoming (3/4) and against Colorado State (3/9) in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Tournament… Dished out multiple assists in six contests (SDSU was 6-0 in those games) including a season-high three dimes vs. 1-seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament… Played 20 minutes or more in 27 games, including a season-high 29:45 at Colorado State (1/18)…His 128 career steals and 487 rebounds rank No. 214 and No. 404, respectively, among active Division I players.

As a Sophomore at Oakland University (2021-22)
Horizon League Rankings: No. 6 in steals per game, No. 7 in free-throw percentage, No. 8 in steals, No. 8 in minutes per game, No. 9 in free throws, No. 15 in minutes
NCAA Rankings: No. 105 in steals per game, No. 115 in steals, No. 122 in minutes per game, No. 154 in free-throw percentage, No. 285 in free throws, No. 314 in minutes
Horizon League All-Defensive Team… A starter in each of the 30 contests in which he appeared… Averaged 12.1 points and 6.0 rebounds in 34.3 minutes per game… Added 43 assists, 51 steals and 17 blocks in 1,030 total minutes… Shot 44.0 percent (114-of-259) from the floor, 35.3 percent (47-of-133) from beyond the arc, and 80.0 percent (88-of-110) from the charity stripe… Reached double figure scoring in 19 games, including posting a career-high 20 points at Northern Kentucky (2/4), vs. Cleveland State (2/26) and at Wright State (3/3)… Totaled two double doubles: 10 points and 12 rebounds at West Virginia (11/9) and 15 points and 11 rebounds at Bowling Green (12/7)… Hit at least one field goal in every appearance and knocked down at least four in 16 games, including a career-high matching seven vs. Ohio Christian (1/7)… Attempted double digit shots in 10 games led by 14 shot assaults at Northern Kentucky (2/4) and Purdue Fort Wayne (2/24)… Also recorded 13 shots at West Virginia (11/9), vs. Ohio Christian (1/7), Detroit (2/13) and IUPUI (3/1), took 12 at Cleveland State (1/13) and vs. Cleveland State (2/26) and had 11 at Bowling Green (12/7) and at Robert Morris (2/11)… Never failed to attempt at least three shots in a game… Shot at least 40.0 percent in 17 contests and 50.0 percent or better in 12 games… Recorded a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Wright State (2/18), had four at Northern Kentucky (2/4), and hit three vs. Milwaukee (1/9), vs. Illinois-Chicago (1/29), vs. Northern Kentucky (2/20), vs. Purdue Fort Worth (2/24) and vs. Cleveland State (2/26) among 15 games with multiple threes… Attempted a career-high 10 3-pointers vs. IUPUI (3/1) and added three games: at Northern Kentucky (2/4), vs. Purdue Fort Worth (2/24) and vs. Cleveland State (2/26) with eight attempts among 27 contests in which he attempted at least two triples… Attempted 10 free throws and knocked down eight of them, both season-highs at Wright State (3/3)… Was perfect from the line in eight games led by a 7-of-7 effort at IUPUI (12/4) and a 5-of-5 night vs. Detroit (2/13)… Totaled double digit rebounds in three contests: matching his career-high with 12 at West Virginia (11/9) and 11 each at Bowling Green (12/7) and at Wright State (2/5)… Grabbed at least five boards in 20 games and the Golden Grizzlies were 14-6 in those contests… Set a new career-best with eight offensive rebounds at West Virginia (11/9) among 12 games in which he had multiple offensive boards… Snatched at least four defensive boards in 20 contests, with his career-high nine coming at Wright State (2/5), and had eight defensive rebounds at Robert Morris (2/11)… Among 13 games with multiple assists, Oakland was 11-2 in those contests, he matched his career-high four in three games: vs. Ohio Christian (1/7), vs. Michigan-Dearborn (1/24), and at Robert Morris (2/11)… Had four steals, equaling his career-best, vs. Michigan Dearborn (1/24), vs. Northern Kentucky (2/20), vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2/24) and IUPUI (3/1) among 17 games in which he recorded multiple steals (Oakland was 12-5 in those games)… Swatted single shots vs. Vermont (11/22), vs. Delaware (11/24), vs. Milwaukee (1/9), vs. Michigan Dearborn (1/24), vs. Illinois-Chicago (1/29), at Northern Kentucky (2/4) and vs. Detroit (2/13)… Played double-digit minutes in every game, including 30 or more in 28 contests and twice: vs. No. 11 Michigan State (12/21) and Cleveland State (2/26), played a season-high 40.
 
As a Freshman at Oakland University (2020-21)
Horizon League Rankings: No. 1 in steals, No. 3 in steals per game, No. 9 in minutes, No. 10 in offensive rebounds, No. 11 in rebounds, No. 14 in double doubles
NCAA Rankings: No. 34 in steals, No. 82 in steals per game, No. 137 in offensive rebounds, No. 186 in rebounds, No. 212 in minutes, No. 333 in double doubles
Horizon League All-Freshman Team... Two-Time Horizon League Freshman of the Week… Appeared in 29 contests with 27 starts… Averaged 8.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in 29.0 minutes per game… Added 43 assists, 50 steals and 15 blocks in a total of 842 minutes… Shot 55.0 percent (93-of-163) from the field, 34.9 percent (15-of-43) from the bonus distance and 70.7 percent (53-of-75) from the line… Posted 1.56 and 1.03 steal and assist-to-turnover ratios, respectively… Reached double figure scoring in 14 games, including a season-high 18 points on two occasions: at Detroit (12/26) and at Robert Morris (2/13)… Recorded two double doubles: 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Cleveland State (2/5) and 17 points and 12 rebounds at Milwaukee (2/20)… Hit at least four field goals in 11 contests with a single game-best of seven at Detroit (12/26)… Attempted double digit shots in three games: a season-high 13 at Milwaukee (2/20), and 10 each at Detroit (12/26) and vs. Cleveland State (2/5)… Shot over 40.0 percent in 21 games, over 50.0 percent in 19, over 60.0 percent in 15 and 70.0 percent of higher in nine… Hit a season-best two 3-pointers vs. Bradley (11/27), at No. 25 Michigan (11/29) and at Milwaukee (2/19) among 12 games in which he made a three… Hoisted a trey in 14 contests with a single-game high two at Xavier (11/25), vs. Bradley (11/27), at Detroit (12/26), vs. Cleveland State (2/5), at Milwaukee (2/19) and vs. Cleveland State (3/9) in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament… Knocked down a season-best 11 free throws at Robert Morris (2/13), where he attempted a season-high 15… Nabbed multiple rebounds in 28 games with a season-high 12 coming vs. Cleveland State (2/5) and then matched at Milwaukee (2/20)… Pulled down at least five boards in 18 games and eight or more in nine contests… Best game on the offensive glass came at Milwaukee (2/20) where had 7 boards and grabbed multiple offensive rebounds 19 times… In four games: vs. Detroit (1/23), vs. Cleveland State (2/5), at Milwaukee and vs. Cleveland State (3/9) in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament, he recorded a season-best seven defensive rebounds… Had at least two assists in 11 games, with a pair of four assist efforts as his season-best: vs. Northern Kentucky (3/8) and vs. Cleveland State (3/9) in the semifinal and championship games of the Horizon League tournament, respectively… On three occasions recorded a season-high four steals: vs. Detroit (1/23), at Robert Morris (2/13) and vs. Youngstown State (3/2) among 15 games with multiple steals… Had four games with a single-game high two blocks: vs. Wright State (1/2), Youngstown State (1/16), at Milwaukee (2/20) and vs. Cleveland State in the championship game of the Horizon League tournament… Played double digit minutes in each of his appearances, including at least 30 minutes in 14 contests and a season high 48 at Milwaukee (2/20)… Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Dec. 28 after averaging 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in a pair of games at Detroit (12/26 & 27) where he shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13), 33.3 percent (1-of-3) from beyond the arc and knocked down 66.7 percent (6-of-9) of his shots from the line… Earned second the Horizon League Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 15 after averaging 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals while shooting 75.0 percent (9-of-12) from the field, 50.0 percent (1-of-2) from distance, and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the line in a pair of games at Robert Morris (2/12 & 13).
 
High School
In 2019-20, in a post-graduate roll, he competed at Hillcrest Prep, in Phoenix, Arizona, and led the team to a 30-5 record… In a four-year career at River Rouge (Mich.) High in which his teams went a combined 94-12, including 33-2 in Michigan Metro League play, he won a pair of conference titles and led the team to the championship game of the 2019 Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Division 2, according to MaxPreps.

Personal
Majoring in Africana studies.